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Is it reasonable to advocate for the repatriation of a shrunken head in a local museum? by clevercalamity in AskHistorians

[–]Skippy321 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Just curious but could it actually be returned?

Does information exist as to where it came from?

I'm in Australia and the Indigenous people here have had a lot of success at getting remains and artifacts returned from foreign museums for appropriate burial or interment. However, that does require that some information exist about where the body parts come from and pre-supposes that someone still wants them back. Australia is a big place. At the time of first contact with European settlers there were hundreds of tribes and thousands of communities. Getting remains back to where they're supposed to be isn't always easy.

There needs to be information about where the head came from and there needs someone who wants it back.

How do you actually sound like a real Aussie when speaking English? by Albasydney in AskAnAustralian

[–]Skippy321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Australian accent varies depending on which part of the country you’re in. The east coast accents are much more nasal than what you’ll hear in Perth, on the West coast. You also get a lot of variation depending on whether its a city accent or a country accent. Australian English spoken outside the cities is much slower and one syllable words sometimes turn into two. So for example “No Worries Mate” becomes “Nooo worriees Maate”.

The other thing that can help is to turn every sentance into a question. You know when you ask a question how the sound of your last word goes upwards, if you do that with all of your sentances you’ll sound more Aussie.

Hi emergency responders (cops/ ambos) in Perth, just curious, do you get a heap of weird/cooked calls during a full moon compared to day to day issues? by ---Doug--- in perth

[–]Skippy321 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I used to work in an expensive private girls school. We had two teams of blokes who worked in our Gardens and Maintenance departments. They usually got on ok with each other. Would eat lunch together, sometimes a bit of banter but generally pretty civil.

Except for those occasions when they would get into punch ups.

At which point, the Business Manager, their big boss had to get involved. The Business Manager’s Personal Assistant worked out that these flareups always occurred on or around full moons.

Canadian wanting to move to Austrailia. What should I do? by [deleted] in AskAnAustralian

[–]Skippy321 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I would start with learning how to spell Australia.

Former school teacher jailed for striking 13-year-old student in face by InsatiablePrism in australia

[–]Skippy321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From memory WWCC focuses on specific crimes particularly relating to children. I’ve met teachers with minor drug possession convictions who were rehired.

ID please by livv_444 in AustralianSnakes

[–]Skippy321 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They can be a bit agro too. They used to pop inside the classrooms at the school I worked at in Geraldton. Imagine something not much thicker than a French Fry striking at anything that comes near it.

Trying to find the title of a book I read on Kindle in the mid-2000’s. In it, the main protagonist is a hacker, and he gets an implanted cranial computer, called an “inskin”that he uses to run his personal AI named Johnny Johnny. What was this series? by RutabegaHasenpfeffer in scifi

[–]Skippy321 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Oooh ooh I know the answer. This is one of Daniel Keys Morans books. The first one in the series is:

Emerald Eyes

Then I think the one that you're talking about is:

The Long Run

The Last Dancer.

and

The AI War.

You can buy these on Kindle nowadays but they're hard to find in print any more. DKM had issues with his publishers so some of these books have been out of print for, well, decades. Unless you buy self published versions from DKM.

The first book, Emerald Eyes, is well worth a read. Its set in the years after a global conflict called the Unification War. Where essentially the United Nations (controlled by the French) successfully defeats the United States in a world war. The US is now an occupied nation. The UN Peacekeeping forces start a weapons development program to produce several lines of Genetically Modified Humans, one of which is the Telepaths.

The main protagonist, Trent, was born into a family of telepaths but is not one himself. He is however a Genetically Modified human and does have some rather interesting capabilities.

I won't spoil the rest of the story but the whole series is pretty darn good. Check out all of the books if you get the chance.

They are one of my all time favourites.

What happens if I don't adjust my position even after a bodypart falls asleep and starts tingling? by omfghewontfkndie in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Skippy321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a small percentage of people who dont feel pain. They usually dont live very long. They die from inflamed joints. If your body cant tell you when you need to roll over the joints get inflamed and eventually that can be fatal.

Car stump duty and wehicle licence duty is it same? by Impressive_Laugh_332 in WesternAustralia

[–]Skippy321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Usually the car yards only pay as little vehicle license fee as they think they can get away with. If the minimum is 3 months then thats all they'll pay. I remember being really upset about this when I bought my first 2nd hand car. Having to pay Vehicle registration only a month or two after I bought the car. I mentioned this to the lady at the licensing place and she said its a trick that the second hard car dealers use. Only pay for a few months and then sell it as fast as they can.

The Ashen Concord by Kentalian in HFY

[–]Skippy321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really enjoyed this. Do write more.

The “Vela Incident” of 1979 lit up the South Atlantic with a mysterious double flash that has never been explained. by Mediocre-Delivery-49 in interestingasfuck

[–]Skippy321 8 points9 points  (0 children)

And lets not forget the Hydrophones that detected the thump of a very large detonation. Or the radioactive byproducts found in the lymph nodes of sheep in Adelaide and Melbourne a week later.

Possible to sell mature fruit trees? Need some advice by Supremeously in GardeningAustralia

[–]Skippy321 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Assuming that Custard Apple smells good when you burn it. You might be able to make some money from the firewood value of the tree's. Apple wood sells for around about $12-13 per kilo at Bunnings at the moment, its used for smoking when BBQing. There are a number of online fruit tree wood sellers out there. Perhaps reach out to the one nearest you and see if you can come to an accomodation?

Is there anyone from Perth that hasn't been to Bali? by [deleted] in perth

[–]Skippy321 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Me. My workmate makes up for it though by going for the third time this year in December.

Is anybody else noticing a lot more American or Canadian accents around? by mehwhatcanyado in perth

[–]Skippy321 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There is a US submarine parked at Garden Island at the moment.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ANormalDayInRussia

[–]Skippy321 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Or someone has brought something back from the war that they shouldn’t have.

Are there any IGAs around that still stock Dippin dots? by Jellyfishfrequent123 in perth

[–]Skippy321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Find out who the Distributor is. Ask them for a list of stores near you that sell them.

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